Modifying The Fcs Policy; Fcs Policy States - HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 - SAN Switch User Manual

Creating Secure Fabric OS Policies

Modifying the FCS Policy

Only one FCS policy can exist, and it cannot be empty or deleted if Secure Mode
is enabled. The FCS policy is named FCS_POLICY.
Changes made to the FCS policy are saved to permanent memory only after the
changes have been saved or activated, and can be aborted if desired (see
"Managing Secure Fabric OS
You can modify the FCS policy through the following methods:
The possible FCS policy states are shown in
Table 2: FCS Policy States
Policy State
No policy, or policy with
no entries
Policy with one entry
Policy with multiple entries
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Using the secpolicyfcsmove command to change the position of a
switch in the list, as described in
the FCS Policy" on page 55.
Using the secfcsfailover command to fail over the Primary FCS
switch to the next switch in the list, as described in
FCS Switch" on page 56.
Using the secpolicyadd command to add members, as described in
"Adding a Member to an Existing
Using the secpolicyremove command to remove members, as
described in "Removing a Member from a
Not possible if Secure Mode is enabled.
A Primary FCS switch is designated but no Backup FCS switches. If the
Primary FCS switch becomes unavailable for any reason, the fabric is
left without an FCS switch.
A Primary FCS switch and one or more Backup FCS switches are
designated. If the Primary FCS switch becomes unavailable for any
reason, the next switch in the list becomes the Primary FCS switch.
Policies" on page 76).
"Changing the Position of a Switch Within
Policy" on page 78.
Policy" on page 79.
Table
Characteristics
Secure Fabric OS Version 1.0 User Guide
"Failing over the Primary
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